Global meet on national security at Saveetha | Chennai News – Times of India

CHENNAI: The Chennai-based Saveetha School of Law hosted an international conferenceNational Security in the 21st Century World Order — on Feb 23 and 24 to create an awareness about the national security from legal and constitutional perspectives.
The event was organised jointly by The Peninsula Foundation and Saveetha School of Law.
Admiral Arun Prakash spoke on the pressing challenge of national security and emphasising the significance of institutions, processes, and structures in the 21st century.Former Ambassador Rakesh Sood delivered a special address on “Foreign Policy and Security in a Globalised World.”
The conference was divided into different sessions, each shedding light on crucial aspects of national security.
The first session, chaired by S D Muni and Kanti Bajpai, explored “World Order and Global Governance.” The speakers touched upon power transitions, clash of civilisations, conflict resolution, and peace in the face of power politics.
The second session — National Security Perspectives — chaired by TCA Raghavan, delved into territorial sovereignty, human security, non-traditional threats, challenges of development, migration, refugees, human rights, climate change, and internal security.
A roundtable discussion — Changing nature of Warfare and its impact on Security — explored the evolving nature of warfare and its implications on security.
The fourth session — Policies, Strategies, and Resources for National Security — chaired by Vice Admiral K N Sushil, covered topics such as national security policy, military strategy, structural reforms, and resources for military power.
A session on India’s national security challenges, chaired by Vice Admiral Shekar Sinha, addressed structural reforms for navigating India’s security challenges, dealing with the India-China stalemate, and securing global commons.
The sixth session — National Security and Technological Dimensions in the 21st Century — covered topics like security and the military-industrial complex, disruption and innovation on security, and the impact of technology on national security.
The seventh session — United Nations in Global Governance and National Security — explored the role of the UN and questioned whether BRICS could be the harbinger of a new world order.
G Rajasekar, head of the department of legal studies at the University of Madras and Dr Asha Sundaram, principal of Saveetha School of Law, spoke at the valedictory function.